Andy Burnham Articles

Of the big names from Gordon Brown’s government, it is perhaps two of the men who walked out of the spotlight who have seen their reputation and stature grow since. This summer it has been veterans Alan Johnson and Alistair Darling whose names were buzzing round...

Lies, damn lies and statistics: Mark Twain would have been proud of today’s prime minister’s questions. But ultimately it is boring listening to politicians arguing over statistics. It is the thing that puts the public off politics. It is not funny. It is not amusing....

We're really only seven months away from the launch of the general election campaign. Of course, it's nine months chronologically but with summer holidays in August and Christmas and New Year you effectively lose two months of that. The next period is going to be...

Knowing the date has taken some of the fun out of the general election, but not all of it, says Matt Forde There’s less than a year to go until the general election. From now on, the entire focus is on 7 May 2015. Which is the first problem. We already know when it’s...